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overcommit

[oh-ver-kuh-mit]

verb (used with object), o·ver·com·mit·ted, o·ver·com·mit·ting.

to commit more than is feasible, desirable, or necessary.

Origin:
1950–55; over- + commit

Related forms

o·ver·com·mit·ment, noun

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overcommit (ˌəʊvəkəˈmɪt)

—vb , -mits, -mitting, -mitted
	(tr) to promise, undertake, or allocate more than the available resources justify

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